You are invited to the traditional, this year jubilee 30th Hike in the Footsteps of Valentin Stanič on Saturday, MARCH 29, 2025.
From Solkan near Nova Gorica via Sabotin and Korada to Kanal ob Soči. More about the hike below and in the link and attachment.
About the hike:
The memorial hike in honor of Valentin Stanič, a priest, educator, humanist and predecessor of mountaineering in Europe, leads from Solkan, along the Sabotin ridge (609m) to Vrhovelje (420m) in the Goriška Brda and across Korada (812m) along Kanalski Kolovrat to Kanal ob Soči. The hike thus connects Gorizia, where Stanič worked for twenty-eight years, with Kanal ob Soči, which is not far from Bodrež, his birthplace, as well as nearby Banjšice and Ročinje, where he worked before being transferred to Gorizia. The hike is organized every year by the Valentin Stanič Mountaineering Association from Kanal ob Soči.
Facebook:
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Spletna TV’s article about last year’s hike:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8K7sEn6uBE
The hike is traditional with three versions and ends in Kanal ob Soči.
The 30th hike in the footsteps of Valentin Stanič will take place on Saturday, March 29, 2025
MAIN HIKING:
SOLKAN-SABOTIN-VRHOVLJE-KORADA-KANAL
The hike begins from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. from the parking lot at the bridge in Solkan.
Moderate, non-stop, 8-hour walk (approx. 25 km).
Holy Mass dedicated to Valentin Stanič at 11:30 a.m. in the church of St. Gendrce in Korada.
SHORTER SOUTHERN PART OF THE HIKING:
Solkan-Sabotin-Vrhovlje (Sabotin ridge)
Start of the hike from 6:00 to 9:00 from the parking lot at the bridge in Solkan – 4 hours of walking (approx. 12.5 km)
SHORTER NORTHERN PART OF THE HIKING:
Vrhovlje-Korada-Kanal (summit of Kanalski Kolovrat)
Start of the hike from 8:00 to 10:00 at Vrhovlje in Goriška Brda – 4 hours of walking (approx. 12.5 km)
Checkpoints: Solkan, Sabotin, Vrhovlje, Korada and Kanal
Checkpoint cards are available in Solkan and Vrhovlje; entry fee is 12 EUR.
Closing event at 3:30 p.m. at Kontrada Square in Kanal ob Soči
To the starting point of the hike in Solkan, participants can use regular bus and train lines. There will also be a free organizer bus that will run to Solkan and Vrhovlje. The timetable is on the poster below.
Train timetables:
https://potniski.sz.si/vozni-redi-results/?action=timetables_search¤t-language=sl&departure-date=29.03.2025&entry-station=44705&exit-station=44701
A hot meal will be provided for hikers who arrive at the destination between 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Participants in the hike must comply with road traffic regulations when in contact with surfaces on which traffic is moving.
Information Pd Valentin Stanič Kanal:
051-320-284
Best regards, Pd Valentin Stanič Kanal
